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Apr 26, 2026 · 7:00 AM Westwood Insurance Agency HousingWire
Securing homeowners’ insurance is reshaping the homebuying process itself. Premiums are rising, carriers are pulling back from entire states and buyers are…
Read full article →Apr 26, 2026 · 3:09 AM Logan Mohtashami HousingWire
To my shock, housing demand rebounded last week even though the war with Iran continues and mortgage rates are higher today than before the war started.…
Read full article →Apr 25, 2026 · 7:00 AM HW Media Content Studio HousingWire
With refinance activity constrained and purchase volume under pressure, lenders are being forced to rethink their sustainable growth plans. The answer is…
Read full article →Apr 24, 2026 · 9:17 PM Richard Lawson HousingWire
The fight over Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s sweeping housing reform agenda is intensifying as both sides harden their positions. Supporters and detractors…
Read full article →Apr 24, 2026 · 8:59 PM Tyler Williams HousingWire
Confronting heavier incentives, price cuts, tepid demand and margin pressure, PulteGroup opened the year with a mix-shift pivot that leans more heavily on…
Read full article →Apr 24, 2026 · 8:32 PM John McManus HousingWire
The mid-spring earnings cycle has produced a common-language reality check for America’s public homebuilders: the operating backdrop worsened faster than…
Read full article →Apr 24, 2026 · 8:04 PM Jonathan Delozier HousingWire
The share of first-time homebuyers has fallen to 21% of all transactions — the lowest level since the National Association of Realtors (NAR) began tracking…
Read full article →Apr 24, 2026 · 8:04 PM Jonathan Delozier HousingWire
The share of first-time homebuyers has fallen to 21% of all transactions — the lowest level since the National Association of Realtors (NAR) began tracking…
Read full article →Apr 24, 2026 · 7:41 PM HousingWire Automation HousingWire
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has created the Office of Deed Theft Prevention , a new unit housed in the Department of Finance to coordinate citywide…
Read full article →Apr 24, 2026 · 7:14 PM Sarah Wolak HousingWire
SoFi Technologies this week unveiled a new fully digital home equity line of credit ( HELOC ) experience, expanding its push into mortgages as more…
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